Beyond the beaches, Wellington’s catastrophic sewage spill could be bad news for coastal ecosystems

Sewage spills are often seen as short-term public health crises. But the ecological impacts can be lasting, especially if combined with marine heatwaves and storms.

The Conversation
@mickaellaunay
Circular fields irrigated by 'fossil' water drawn from very deep underground.
IIRC the same method has been transplanted to some parts of the USA with dubious results.
#irrigation #EcoDisaster #farming
Kids have the answers. We should listen to them and young people too. This is their planet that we adults are destroying after all. #climate #ecodisaster #kids #bikes

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xzpakn72oj534soz7izgddve/post/3m65sz4uars2c
"The relationship between capitalism and eco-disaster is neither coincidental nor accidental: capital’s ‘need of a constantly expanding market’, its ‘growth fetish’, mean that capitalism is by its very nature opposed to any notion of sustainability." - The Hermetic Library Blog

The relationship between capitalism and eco-disaster is neither coincidental nor accidental: capital’s ‘need of a constantly expanding market’, its ‘growth fetish’, mean that capitalism is by its very nature opposed to any notion of sustainability. Mark Fisher, Capitalist Realism: Is there no alternative? [Amazon, Bookshop, Publisher, Local Library] Consider also: “Toiler of ages, Culling sweetness […]

The Hermetic Library Blog
Big Olive Oil is on a collision course with climate change in Portugal

Environmentalists have condemned the unchecked spread of monoculture plantations in Alentejo.

euronews

https://phys.org/news/2025-03-war-term-environmental-consequences-destruction.html

This giant sponge has accumulated pollutants from industrial and agricultural areas in the Dnipro catchment.

…the exposed sediments are contaminated with approximately 83.3 thousand tons of highly toxic heavy metals such as lead, cadmium and nickel. The researchers also draw parallels with the potential dangers posed by aging dams.

#ukraine #ecodisaster

Water at war: The long-term environmental consequences of the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine

Water is misused as a weapon when infrastructure and water resources are deliberately destroyed in armed conflicts. Water resources and infrastructure are also affected by the ongoing armed conflict in Ukraine: In June 2023, the Kakhovka Dam, which held water from one of Europe's largest reservoirs, collapsed as a result of military damage.

Phys.org

Could Houthi-sunk ship Rubymar spell eco-disaster for the Red Sea?

‘Time is of the essence’: Greenpeace director warns that urgent strategy is needed to protect the Red Sea from catastrophic environmental damage.

I had been wondering about this, but mainstream media barely touched on it. An environmental disaster in the Red Sea could be imminent due to terrorism.

#ecodisaster #RedSea

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/7/could-houthi-sunk-ship-rubymar-spell-eco-disaster-for-the-red-sea

Could Houthi-sunk ship Rubymar spell eco-disaster for the Red Sea?

‘Time is of essence’: Greenpeace director warns that urgent strategy is needed to protect the Red Sea from catastrophe.

Al Jazeera

#NutTrees in #CA are an all-around #ClimateChange and #ECODisaster. There is no future for them, no matter the market conditions.

@ianjames

JPMorgan, Citi named among top financiers of Amazon oil and gas projects

https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/jpmorgan-citi-named-among-top-financiers-of-amazon-oil-and-gas-projects/

Decades of oil spills have polluted rivers and streams throughout the Amazon Rainforest, affecting wildlife and destroying the homes of Indigenous peoples. But the oil and gas industry doesn’t act alone — it gets financing from big banks to maintain its pipelines and expand operations.

New research has found that eight major banks are responsible:
JPMorgan Chase
Itaú Unibanco
Citibank
HSBC
Banco Santander
Bank of America
Banco Bradesco
Goldman Sachs

you know what to do.

#amazon #oil #gas #ecodisaster #pollution #poison #indigenous #wildlife #destruction #capitalism #planetkillers #BDS

JPMorgan, Citi named among top financiers of Amazon oil and gas projects

Decades of oil spills have polluted rivers and streams throughout the Amazon Rainforest, affecting wildlife and destroying the homes of Indigenous peoples. But the oil and gas industry doesn’t act alone — it gets financing from big banks to maintain its pipelines and expand operations. New research has found that eight major banks are responsible […]

Mongabay Environmental News
As heat records break, the climate movement has the right answers – but the words are all wrong

The fossil fuel industry has spent billions on winning over the public. Green activists must learn from its tactics, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian